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Cops Seek Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Williamsburg Man on Tuesday
According to the NYPD, the driver of the black luxury sedan was traveling southbound on McGuinness Boulevard at around 12:45 a.m. on Tuesday when he or she slammed into the pedestrian at the intersection of Bayard Street.
May 18, 2021
De Blasio Relents On MTA’s Insatiable Demand For Cops — But It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way
Mayor de Blasio caved to the demands from the state-controlled MTA to send even more cops into the subway system — a decision that underscored how easily this mayor is cowed, but also paves the way for a new approach by whoever is sworn in next year.
May 18, 2021
Debate Recap: Hey, Moderators — Nothing About Transit, Road Violence and Car Culture?
The debate followed its moderators' framing of topics that are certainly important — policing, homelessness, the economy, and education — but Streetsblog readers can be forgiven if they tuned out: the word "transportation" was not uttered once.
May 13, 2021
STREETS WEEK! While Touting Support for Cycling, Mayor Considers Something that Would Undermine It
On the third day, de Blasio created fake news about cycling.
May 12, 2021
STREETS WEEK! ‘Invigorated’ Mayor de Blasio Finally Enjoys Himself On A Citi Bike
"You just get a different perspective about what a bicyclist needs, and that's helpful," the mayor said after his Gracie to City Hall ride on a Citi Bike.
May 11, 2021
OPINION: Lindsey Boylan’s Safe-Streets Plan for Manhattan
The Manhattan borough president candidate lays out her vision of a city oriented around "people not cars."
May 10, 2021
Yang and Adams Try to Out-NYPD Each Other After Times Square Shooting
The two top-polling mayoral wanna-bes claimed on Sunday that the city is on a path to the so-called Bad Ol' Days — and the NYPD must be the primary solution to the problem.
May 9, 2021
Brooklyn Senior Run Down and Killed — Driver Not Charged
An 81-year-old woman who was run down just a few blocks from her Bensonhurst home has died — and her killer was not charged, the NYPD said.
May 7, 2021
OPINION: 911 Call or Donut Run? The Question Misses the Point of City’s Contempt for Cyclists
It started with a simple blocked bike lane spotted by a Friend of Streetsblog who posts under the handle JarekFA. Find out what happened next.
May 6, 2021
There Was No Medical Episode, Says Family of Driver Who Killed Queens Delivery Man
Even the woman whose allegedly reckless driving killed a delivery worker in Queens last week is denying cops’ theory that she had a “medical episode” before the fatal crash.
May 5, 2021
